The NGOs Humanity United and Business and Human Rights Resource Centre recently issued a report that is pessimistic about the global apparel industry’s efforts to eradicate forced labor from their supply chains. Issued by KnowTheChain , the survey offers a grim assessment about compan...

DECEMBER 6, 2016—Global Fund for Women is pleased to announce a new initiative with C&A Foundation and Gender at Work to eradicate gender-based violence and empower women garment workers in Asia. Women comprise about 80% of the global workforce in the garment industry; an industry in ...

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Educators have done their job, reaching far and wide to teach the importance of Reduce, Reuse Recycle, and at this point, most Americans know they should turn off the faucet when they brush their teeth. While changes at home can’t solve the many environmental crises we face today, the...